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Bradley Beal isn’t just taking this time to heal his injury, he’s also trying to heal a broken neighborhood. A nearby basketball court residing in Columbia Heights at Banneker Community Center was in dire need of a makeover. Being unfamiliar with the courts, Beal noticed the decrepit lines, cracked backboards, and unleveled courts were just…

The team of underdogs grows as the basketball gods crowned another champion. The newest inductee to the team is Juan Toscano-Anderson, who became the first NBA player of Mexican descent to win an NBA title. Toscano-Anderson, who played his college basketball at Marquette, contributed to two seasons of the Marquette Golden Eagles going to the…

The NBA Finals have ended with Golden State’s title-clinching Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics. At the championship stage, there are no moral victories. For what it’s worth, nine-time champion (combined as a player and coach) Coach Steve Kerr praised the Celtics for their run to the Finals after starting the season at .500…

Really think about how much the world has gone through since June 16, 2015. Everything that’s happened, all the growth, all the loss. There’s been a constant throughout these last seven years: Stephen Curry and the Warriors keep on winning. SLAM Presents WARRIORS is an in-depth look at the Bay Area’s basketball dynasty. Tap in…

As the final seconds of the Golden State Warriors, 103-90 win over Boston ticked away, Stephen Curry, the greatest shooter of all time and the most outstanding player in franchise history, was crying tears of joy. The rest of Golden State’s core, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green could be seen dapping up and hugging each…

The Boston Celtics have lost the Finals after surrendering Game 6 to the Warriors, 103-90. The main issue that plagued Boston was turnovers. In Game 6, Boston coughed the ball up 22 times, and Golden State took advantage of Boston’s mistakes by scoring 27 points off the turnovers. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Marcus Smart…

With a tear in his eyes, all Stephen Curry can say is, “What are you gonna say now?” Not only have the Warriors won their fourth title since 2015, but Curry won the 2022 NBA Finals MVP for the first time in his storied career. Curry finished Game 6 with 34 points, seven rebounds, and…

The Dallas Wings got to host and chop it up with a vital piece of United States history, as Opal Lee- the “grandmother” of Juneteenth was sitting courtside at the game against the Seattle Storm, as reported by Arie Graham of TheNextHoops.  For over forty years, Lee has been at the forefront of making Juneteenth…

Tina Charles’ performance against the Indiana Fever Wednesday night helped her seize the top five of the WNBA All-Time scoring list.  Charles officially moved past Cappie Pondexter’s 6811 points and clinched the fifth spot on the list after scoring a season-high 29 points against the Fever, setting her at 6829 points.  This five-time WNBA All-star…

SLAM has partnered with the Black Coaches Association on a content series that will spotlight Black coaches from every level. To learn more about the past and present of the BCA, and to register as a member of the BCA, click here. Nestled off a corner of the nation’s capital sits the famous Sidwell Friends School, a Quaker school…